A TERRIBLE TORRENT.
collapse OF A HAM. <gELL°~~' GIRL'S HEROISM. (.Received 11 A.iy.) SrSACTJSE (Xew York)., April 23. The jCllevillfi dam collapsed, releasing .-« waters of a lake two miles lon ■». The f ■ -went all before it in the valley and S. rf houses were levelled Te hundred villagers arc. homeless. . 'telephone gir! stopped at her post J warned all subscribers. Everyone fled, and al! were saved. electric p-->wer plants were deJpi, and two other dams were carried s«y-
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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 100, 26 April 1912, Page 5
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78A TERRIBLE TORRENT. Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 100, 26 April 1912, Page 5
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